Class Notes

Class Notes for 2005

Dan Saganey married Heidi Nicklaus at the Wychmere Beach Club on Cape Cod. Many Colby friends were in attendance, including groomsmen Mark Azevedo, Brandon Binder, and Matt Clason. Dan is still enjoying his work, entering his fifth year as a scout with the Cleveland Browns, and he is also enjoying settling into the new home that he and Heidi just bought. * Christina Pluta relocated to Hanover, N.H., where she is pursuing her M.B.A. at the Tuck School of Business. I look forward to some Tuck alumni trips to Hanover to visit while she’s there carrying the Colby torch. * Jamie Falk, who lives in Denver, recently got engaged to Gretchen Hultman. He proposed just a day after finishing his first ultramarathon (50K). * Michelle Cole works in communications for the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. She was recently given the 2013 American Cancer Society New England Volunteer Values Award and was selected for the Fairfield County Business Journal 40 Under 40 for her leadership in the nonprofit field. * Pawel Brodalka and his wife, Archana Prasad ’07, spent two weeks in August touring Poland, visiting Kolobrzeg, Gdansk, Warsaw, and Krakow. Next up in their travels: London, Montreal, Madrid, Barcelona, and Lisbon. * Kristi Eck accepted the position of interim chief of staff at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Oswego, where she began work in late August. * John and Wendy Sicard Cole officially relocated to Butte, Mont., where John is a pediatrician at Rocky Mountain Clinic. They enjoyed their 20-day hiking adventure out west and look forward to more exploring in their new neck of the woods. * Paul and Jillian Parker Blakeslee welcomed their first child, Parker Edward Blakeslee, Aug. 7. Jillian and Paul live in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. They’ve enjoyed some Colby visitors since Parker’s arrival, including Rachel Damon, Jeanne Dibella, and Amy Squires. * Melisse Hinkle still works as the content manager for the U.S. and Canada at Cheapflights. She’s learned a lot since starting in January and has even been quoted as a travel expert in some well-known travel publications, including Condé Nast Traveler and the National Post in Canada. Melisse has enjoyed some of her own travel adventures including trips to London and Hong Kong, where she and Jenny Abramson visited Gillian Nadel. She also adopted a rescue pup, Coco, in May and really enjoys being a dog owner. * Kat Perez and Justin Fahey were married this summer just outside Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. Their wedding party included Colby friends Nick Larsen, Eliza Huleatt, and Laura Normand, and there were 13 other Class of 2005 attendees. Justin is getting his master’s and teaching high school social studies as part of Teach for America while Kat is a museum exhibition designer in Denver. * Mallory Young is engaged to Jonathan Michaeles, who is the head football coach at Colby and a graduate of Bates. Mallory was appointed interim head coach of women’s hockey at Colby. * Ken and Meghan Barringer Pitter welcomed their first child in May, a baby boy named Logan Charles. * Neha Sud currently lives in Nairobi, Kenya, where she works for the World Bank. Prior to Kenya, she worked in Mali, where she reconnected with Bill Ford, who was passing through on an assignment abroad during his M.B.A. program. * Best wishes for the holidays, and please continue to share these great updates with us!